The Yorkshire lass told us: “I showed my mum one of the first pictures I had taken as Alicia. [>

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“The first thing she noticed was the size of my boobs, which wasn’t hard because they’re humongous. [>

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“It’s a big part of who the character is. Alicia is someone who needs to feel womanly and what better way to do that than show off a great chest. [>

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“So I wear a padded bra with two ‘chicken fillets’ sewn into each side. When I first saw them I couldn’t believe them either. [>

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“But that really is as far as I’d go. [>

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“So many beautiful young actresses are going under the knife and most of them really don’t need to. [>

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“It saddens me when I read about girls having different ­cosmetic surgery procedures. You just have to love what God gave you.” [>

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Nat, 28, who played naughty Nurse Stella ­Davenport in ITV1’s The Royal, has been happily wed to financial adviser James Shepherd for two years. [>

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But the loved-up pair lived apart for almost a year while she starred in hit West End musical Wicked. [>

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So when they got the call saying she had got the part of Alicia, Natalie couldn’t wait to come home. [>

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She said: “I’ve always loved Emmerdale and I can actually see the hills in the ­opening credits from my house. “It was hard being away from James while I was in Wicked but he’s always been so supportive of everything I do.”[>

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While her own domestic life is rosy, the same can’t be said for her character Alicia. [>

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Nat said: “Alicia is bound to get judged straight away because of the way she dresses. But there’s a lot more to her than meets the eye. [>

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“The sisters hate each other but it’s going to be a while before viewers find out why. [>

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“When I read the scripts I was like ‘Oh my God, well I didn’t see that one coming!’.” [>